[Verse 1] Well you've [E] heard about love givin' [E7] sight to the blind [E] My baby's lovin' cause the [E7] sun to shine She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Verse 2] Yeah I [E] love my baby, my [E7] heart and soul [E] Love like ours won't [E] never grow old She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Verse 3] Yeah I [E] love my lady, she's [E7] long and lean [E] You mess with her, you'll see a [E7] man gettin' mean She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Middle Solo] (Chorus section)
[Verse 4] Well I [E] love my baby like the [E7] finest wine [E] Stick with her until the [E7] end of time She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Verse 5] Yeah I [E] love my baby, my [E7] heart and soul [E] Love like ours will [E7] never grow old She's my s [A] weet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Outro Solo] (Chorus section)
[End]
[Guitar Notes] eb|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------| Bb|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------| Gb|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----| Db|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---| Ab|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------| Eb|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------| These | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly
eb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------| Bb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------| Gb|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------| Db|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------| Ab|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------| Eb|-0-----3---------------|--------3--------------|------3-------------------| I find it easiest to play these lower bass notes by forming the chord and then using your pinky to finger the notes, SRV used his thumb.
eb|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------| Gb|----------------1--1-|--1- I-IV-V blues progression. Use your ---------| Db|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -| Ab|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--| Eb|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------| Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind
eb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------| Bb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------| Gb|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------| Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine She's my sweet little thing
eb|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1| Gb|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0| Db|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----| Ab|--------------|------------------|-2--2-----------------|-0--0-4--4-------| Eb|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------| She's my pride and joy She's my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy
eb|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| (That is pretty much Bb|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-| how he plays the whole Gb|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-| song except for a few Db|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes Ab|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------| right off the chords Eb|----------------------------|--0--3-------------| Now for the great solo!)
eb|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--| Bb|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--| Gb|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------| Db|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| again bend the "8"
eb|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---| Gb|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------| Db|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------0--3--------------------------------------|
(I would suggest to any serious guitar player interested in SRV to learn these solos if you want to really get into SRV's style. Here is the short out solo.)
Harmonica is - Vocal Patches - - - [Intro - BPM 104] Em7 E E 7---7---7-7--7---7x-7---7---- B 8---8---8-8--10--10-8---8---- G 7---7---7-9--7---7x-7---9---- D 9---9---9-9--9---9x-9---9---- A 7---7---7-7--7---7x-9---7---- E 0-------------------------- Just riff 3 times playing just bass drum then 2 hits on chord then snare S S (SS)
[Vamp - with keyboard line] [Em7] (x797810 x79787) [D] - 4 times with drums
[Verse - Play chords barred - E at 7, D at 5, C at 3 etc] [Em7] Captured [D] effortlessly [Em7] That's the [D] way it was [C] Happened [D] so naturally [C] I did not [D] know it was love
[Em7] The next thing [D] I felt was [Em7] You holding me [D] close [C] What was [D] I gonna do? [C] I let my [D] self go
[Pre-chorus] [Bm] And now we're fly [D] in' through the [C] stars.... I hope this [D] night will last for [Em7] ever (NOT CHORUS YET)
[Vamp][Em7][D] Wer er er eh[Em7][D]
[Verse] [Em7] I've been [D] waitin' for you [Em7] It's been [D] so long [C] I knew just [D] what I would do [C] When I heard [D] your song [Em7] Filled my [D] heart with your bliss [Em7] Gave me [D] freedom [C] You knew I [D] could not resist [C] I needed [D] someone
[Pre-chorus] [Bm] And now we're fly [D] in' through the stars [C] I hope this [D] night will last for [Em7] ever [Chord and vocal run] [Em][Em-022003][D-57775]-------[Dadd6-57777][D]57775 Oh oh -------- oh--------------oh------------oh
[Chorus - Play open chords at bottom where possible (D play at 5th as barre)] [Em7] Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better ----- [Em7] ------ Makes me [D] happy [Am] Makes me [C] feel [D] this [Em7] way ... Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better than
[Vamp] You [Em7][D][Em7][D]
[Verse] I ...... [Em7] wait for [D] night time to come [Em7] And bring you [D] to me [C] Can't be [D] lieve I'm the one [C] I was so [D] lonely
[Em7] I feel like [D] no one could feel [Em7] I must be [D] dreamin' [C] I want this [D] dream to be real [C] I need this [D] feelin'
[Pre-chorus] [Bm] I make my wish up [D] on a star-[C] And hope this [D] night will last for [Em7] ever [Chord and vocal run] Em Em 022003 57775-------57777 57775 Oh oh --------oh----------oh
[Chorus - Play open chords at bottom where possible (D play at 5th as barre)] [Em7] Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better ----- [Em7] ------ Makes me [D] happy [Am] Makes me [C] feel [D] this [Em7] way ... Ain't nob [D] ody [Am] Loves me [C] better than
[Bridge] you.. [Em7][D] And [C] first you put your arms [D] around me [Em7][D][C] Then you put your [D] charms around me [Em7][D] I [C] can't resist this [D] sweet surrender [Em7][D] Oh [C] my nights are [D] warm and tender [Em7][D] We [C] stare into each [D] other's eyes [Em7][D] And [C] what we see is [D] no surprise [Em7][D][C] Got a feeling [D] most with treasure [Em7][D] And a [C] love so deep we [D] cannot measure
[Chorus - repeat ad infinitum] [Em7] Ain't no [D] body [Am] Loves me [C] better ----- [Em7] ......... Makes me [D] happy [Am] Makes me [C] feel [D] this [Em7] way
[End]
[Extra notes] E ---3-3p0-5-3p0- B ---X-X---5 G ---0-0--- D 2--------- A 2--------- E 0--------- --M--o-o---f o = onbeat f = offbeat m = heavy mute
